Holding device for shingles



H. FULENWIDER ET AL HOLDING DEVICE Fon SHINGLES Feb. 15, 1927. 1,618,077

Filed June 5, 1924iV Patented Feb. 15, i927.

HOLDING Ynnvron' Fon semanas.

Application ledvJ'une 5,

This invention relates to holding devices for shingles and p-roposestheconstruction of means adapted to be fiXedly secured, for

y supporting and holding flat the butt end of a shingle laiddiamond-wise, and at the same time housing but not penetrating theadjacent corners of the underlying shingles of the previously laidcourse.-

One of lhe objects of the invention 1s to provide. means for performinglthe'abo-ve stated functions, so formed as to be definitely allocated bythe adjacent corners'of the shinglesV of the said underlying course, andhaving the 'shingle' .holdingportions arranged to actas guides for thebutt yof the superposed shingle, so that the latter willV automatically*be positioned symmetrically when in place in the shingl'ejho-ldingdevice, without the necessity for an accurate determination of itsposition when laying the shingles. Y Y

Another object of the invention is to constructy and arrange the exposedportions of the holding' device so that'they shall be of low visibilitywhen in position on a roof, and of such nature as to accelerate thedrainage of moisture therefrom.

Other objects of theV invention relate to simplicity of manufacture andease and convenience n use of the device.

Still other objects of the invention will appear as the description o-fthe same. develops.

In the drawings f Figure 1 is a plan-view Vof a portion of a. roofembodying a number of our improved holding devices for shingles. Y

Figure 2 is a plan view of va holding de- `vice for shingles on anenlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a section taken along the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an end View of Figure 2` viewed from abo-ve. t.

Referring now in detail to the several ligures, the reference charactera represents the lower or underlying row of any Vtwo successive coursesof shingles with which your invention is associated. The referencecharacter, bi denotes' the second or superposed course of shingles.signed to fit o-ver the adjacent corners v'of adjoining shingles in thevunderlying course and to support by its butt a shingle of the overlyingcourse.y

The invention consists of a plate 1 preferably made of sheet metal andof any suit-` Our invention is de-v 1924. serial Nn. vis-,oise

bis dimensies; which sprefefabiy Stamped so as to pro-vide onoppositesides the embossed portionsj2' and 3', said portions being 'i ofsulrform las to constitute right-triangular depressionsonjts lowersurface. j' Said f ldepressions are of a depth eojualZ to the rthicknessof the shingles and Afit over the corners o f ,adjacentfshingles in thevlcourse by which' means the plate 1 is deiinitely allocated withrespecthto saidc'o'urse of v shingles,A

T- hefplate end with turned-up portions 4 vand. 5 forming ledges uponwhichV the sides of Ithe butt .Ofa superposed. shingle b areadaptedtorest; r'llhe'loi'veri part of theplate 1 islprefl 1 is'providesajram11s-iowa l aS- *fO .Pslmf'. 'the e tsred-11nr0rlti0s te. beof relatively great length lenabling them" to serve( as guides forautomatically locating ythe superposed shingle in its proper. lposition.These two features, that is to say, the f i depressions formed by thelemloossed portions 2 and 3' by which the holding device` is located,andthe turned-up portions 4 and 5 by means of which the shingle ispositioned, permit the shingles of a course to be laid accurately andsymmetrically without the necessity, on the part of the person who laysthe shingles, of making ank accurate determination ofthe position ofthe; same. i

The edges of shingles are usually'lcut in 'planes perpendicular-to thesurfaces thereof, and it is preferred to make the turned-i up portions 4and 5 with a curved vbase, or

l with a base which does notv closely lht the sides o f the shingles atthe edges, thereby providing capillary space between the shingle andshingle holding device for the drain-V ing away of moisture vfrombetween the ,means such as the pointed lugsl 6V and 7,

adapted to 'penetrate the superposed shingle adjacent the edges thereofwhen the turnedup portions are struck with a hammer. It

is, however, well within'the scope of the inf vention to omit thepointed lugs and have y the edges of the turned-upv portions 4 and 5engage'the surface of the superposed shingle with frictional contact.The upper part of the plate 1 may be formedwith holes 8 llO Civ

for nailing'the holding device to the roof,

or the holes inay be oniitted at the tirne ofV understood that the nailholes are covered.

by the superposed shingle and that the nails donot penetratethe adjacentcorners oi the underlying course or|` shingles as in former devices,'leaving'the latterintact,y yet held irinly inV position by being housedbeneath the embossed portions 2 and 3.

It vis obviousthat the forni and configuration of our improved holdingdevice 'for shingles can beinoditied to ay certain extent Withoutvitiating the-eii'ectiveness of a pat'- ent granted'upon the invention,Wherefore it iste bepunderstoodthat the scopeiof tne invention iS notlimited except by the eX- pi'ess terlns of the appended claiins.`

Y Having described our invention what We claim asjnew and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

- l. 'A device for holding shingles comprising aplate havingVdepressions on its lovver ''acejlitt'ing :the adjacenticorners ofadjoining shingles in an underlyingcourse, the

lower part of said'plate being formed with ledges embracing the edges oftheA butt of a superposed shingle7 said ledges being slightly Wider attheir base than the thickness ofA ing shingles in .an underlying course,thev low r part of. said plate being i'orined with ledges einbracingtheedges ot the buttoiy a superposed shingle and being provided withshingle penetrable lugs, said ledges being slightly vrwider at theirbase than the thickness of said.siu 3erposed shingle. i

A device roi holding shingles ce1nprf'- ing ai tace fitting adjacentcorners ot adjacent shingles inA an underlying course the lower part ofsaid-plate being forni/ed Vwithledges en'ibra'cing the edgesl of' thebutt oia. superposed shingle `and being provided withshingle-engaginglugs, said ledges being slightly Wider' at their basethan the thi'clrness of said superposed shingle.

In. testimony Awhereof We have hereunto set our hands. Y v

` l HARRY FULENl/VIDER.

VJESSE FULENIDER.

plate having depressi-ons on its loiver

